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Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo
Associate Professor

Ratilal Lalloo

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Overview

Background

Ratilal Lalloo is an Associate Professor, Teaching and Research, in the School of Dentistry, University of Queensland (2016 - ); and was the Teaching & Learning Director (2020 - 2024) and Higher Degree Research Director (2016 - 2019). He was an Adjunct Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), University of Adelaide. He held an academic title of Professor in the School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University from 2014-2019. He is a dental public specialist, with an undergraduate degree in dentistry (1986), honours degree in Epidemiology (1992), Masters degree in Community Dentistry (1994) and PhD in Dental Public Health from the University College London (2002). After almost 20 years as a dental academic in South Africa he took up the position of Colgate Chair & Professor: Rural, Remote and Indigenous Oral Health, in the School of Dentistry & Oral Health, Griffith University, for 5-years from January 2009. He was then a Senior Research Fellow at ARCPOH for a year (2014-2015). He was an Associate Professor, on a short contract position, in the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney (2015). He has been involved in the training of under- and post-graduate dental students, dental public health related research and various management roles. He has published widely and his main research interests vary across many dental public health issues including evidence-based dentistry, oral health-related quality of life and health inequalities.

Availability

Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of the Western Cape
  • Bachelor (Honours), University of Cape Town
  • Masters (Coursework), University of the Western Cape
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University College London

Research interests

  • Dental Public Health

  • Oral Epidemiology

  • Evidence-based Dentistry

  • Oral Health Related Quality of Life

  • Oral Health Inequalities

Research impacts

Ratilal has been conducting dental public health research for more than 20 years, mainly in South Africa and more recently in Australia. Prior to 2009 his research was essentially located in South Africa, and parts of east and southern Africa (Uganda, Tanzania and Uganda). He was a team member of a group convened by WHO Africa Region oral health directorate to critically review oral health policy across sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of proposing a revised policy. His research during this time extended across many areas of dental public health, including oral health promotion and prevention at the population level, oral health systems and services, oral health policy and dental education.

Since his arrival in January 2009 in Australia he has developed a research profile locally. He has published a number of papers based on student clinical placement experiences in rural remote Indigenous Australia, in mental health, in oral cancer with colleagues in Sri Lanka; and more recently on issues related to public dental services in Queensland and antibiotic prescriptions patterns in South Africa. His research on student clinical placements informs policies across all dental schools in Australia. His work in the mental health area should lead to changes in health policy in improving the oral health of mentally ill people in our community and ultimately to better oral health and improved quality of life for our mentally ill people. From his work with Australian and Sri Lankan colleagues oral cancer screening is now an integral component of the National Cancer Control Program in Sir Lanka. A national social marketing campaign has been implemented to reduce oral cancer incidence and utilisation of substances linked to oral cancer. His analysis of the dental public service wait list in Queensland has enjoyed significant media interest. The recent work on antibiotic prescribing, mainly related to dentistry, with colleagues in South Africa, is important in the global debate on antibiotic resistance. This work will inform guidelines on appropriate antibiotic prescription for various dental conditions and procedures. More recently, and since commencing at The University of Queensland in 2016, he has been involved in research in partnership with Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia and Alzheimer’s Australia. Both areas are of significance importance in oral health. This work has the potential to inform oral health policy and practices for people suffering these debilitating conditions. While at an early stage he is involved in developing research networks and collaboration with the Oral Health Alliance (this a joint venture between the School of Dentistry at UQ and Oral Health Directorate of the Metro North Health and Hospital Service [HHS]); and with the West Moreton (Ipswich area) Oral Health Directorate and more recently with the Office of the Chief Dental Officer in Queensland. These collaborations offer opportunities for health services and translational research that directly impact communities requiring these services. He is a leading member of a new (for now informal) forum of oral health academics and researchers to build collaborations with all stakeholders in the oral health arena, including State and Local goverments, the private and public dental services sectors, professional associations and industry.

He is a member of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study and specifically the global oral health expert group. This study, funded by the Gate Foundation, is a massive undertaking to annually monitor the health of the global population. He has published extensively on the Global Burden of Disease study; with significant translation to global, regional and country-specific health policy and practice.

Works

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228 works between 1994 and 2025

41 - 60 of 228 works

2021

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

GBD 2019 Under-5 Mortality Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Lalloo, Ratilal, Anderlini, Deanna, McGrath, John, Uddin, Riaz and Moni, Mohammad Ali (2021). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 398 (10303), 870-905. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01207-1

Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2021

Conference Publication

The importance of context in improving child oral health: a conceptual model

Stormon, Nicole , Ford, Pauline and Lalloo, Ratilal (2021). The importance of context in improving child oral health: a conceptual model. ADOHTA Conference, Perth, Australia, 2-3 September 2021.

The importance of context in improving child oral health: a conceptual model

2021

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Wu, Ai-Min, Bisignano, Catherine, James, Spencer L, Abady, Gdiom Gebreheat, Abedi, Aidin, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Alhassan, Robert Kaba, Alipour, Vahid, Arabloo, Jalal, Asaad, Malke, Asmare, Wondwossen Niguse, Awedew, Atalel Fentahun, Banach, Maciej, Banerjee, Srikanta K, Bijani, Ali, Birhanu, Tesega Tesega Mengistu, Bolla, Srinivasa Rao, Cámera, Luis Alberto, Chang, Jung-Chen, Cho, Daniel Youngwhan, Chung, Michael T, Couto, Rosa A S, Dai, Xiaochen, Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Farzadfar, Farshad, Filip, Irina, Fischer, Florian, Fomenkov, Artem Alekseevich ... Vos, Theo (2021). Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2 (9), e580-e592. doi: 10.1016/s2666-7568(21)00172-0

Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2021

Journal Article

Cognitive stimulation in the workplace, plasma proteins, and risk of dementia: three analyses of population cohort studies

Kivimaki, Mika, Walker, Keenan A., Pentti, Jaana, Nyberg, Solja, Mars, Nina, Vahtera, Jussi, Suominen, Sakari B., Lallukka, Tea, Rahkonen, Ossi, Pietilainen, Olli, Koskinen, Aki, Vaananen, Ari, Kalsi, Jatinderpal K., Goldberg, Marcel, Zins, Marie, Alfredsson, Lars, Westerholm, Peter J. M., Knutsson, Anders, Theorell, Tores, Ervasti, Jenni, Oksanen, Tuula, Sipila, Pyry N., Tabak, Adam G., Ferrie, Jane E., Williams, Stephen A., Livingston, Gill, Gottesman, Rebecca F., Singh-Manoux, Archana, Zetterberg, Henrik and Lindbohm, Joni (2021). Cognitive stimulation in the workplace, plasma proteins, and risk of dementia: three analyses of population cohort studies. Bmj-British Medical Journal, 374 374:n1804, n1804. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1804

Cognitive stimulation in the workplace, plasma proteins, and risk of dementia: three analyses of population cohort studies

2021

Journal Article

An exploratory study of perfectionism, professional factors and psychological well-being of dentistry academics

Teixeira, H., Lalloo, R., Evans, J. L., Fuss, J., Pachana, N. A., Nović, A. and Burton, N. W. (2021). An exploratory study of perfectionism, professional factors and psychological well-being of dentistry academics. Australian Dental Journal, 66 (2), 175-181. doi: 10.1111/adj.12816

An exploratory study of perfectionism, professional factors and psychological well-being of dentistry academics

2021

Journal Article

Oral health: epidemiology and concordance in Australian children and parents

Stormon, Nicole, Clifford, Susan, Lange, Katherine, Mangoyana, Clare, Ford, Pauline, Wake, Melissa and Lalloo, Ratilal (2021). Oral health: epidemiology and concordance in Australian children and parents. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 50 (4) cdoe.12662, 260-269. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12662

Oral health: epidemiology and concordance in Australian children and parents

2021

Other Outputs

Predicting Dental Caries Increment Using Salivary Biomarkers in a Remote Indigenous Australian Child Population

Fernando, Surani, Tadakamadla, Santosh Kumar, Kroon, Jeroen, Lalloo, Ratilal and Johnson, Newell W (2021). Predicting Dental Caries Increment Using Salivary Biomarkers in a Remote Indigenous Australian Child Population. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-379818/v1

Predicting Dental Caries Increment Using Salivary Biomarkers in a Remote Indigenous Australian Child Population

2021

Journal Article

Biocultural drivers of salivary microbiota in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Handsley-Davis, Matilda, Skelly, Emily, Johnson, Newell W., Kappelas, Kostas, Lalloo, Ratilal, Kroon, Jeroen and Weyrich, Laura S. (2021). Biocultural drivers of salivary microbiota in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Frontiers in Oral Health, 2 641328, 641328. doi: 10.3389/froh.2021.641328

Biocultural drivers of salivary microbiota in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

2021

Journal Article

Avoidable emergency department presentations for dental comorbidities of psychiatric disorders: A population-based record-linkage analysis

Kisely, Steve, Ogilvie, James and Lalloo, Ratilal (2021). Avoidable emergency department presentations for dental comorbidities of psychiatric disorders: A population-based record-linkage analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 143, 143. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110387

Avoidable emergency department presentations for dental comorbidities of psychiatric disorders: A population-based record-linkage analysis

2021

Journal Article

Planning the oral health workforce: time for innovation

Birch, Stephen, Ahern, Susan, Brocklehurst, Paul, Chikte, Usuf, Gallagher, Jennifer, Listl, Stefan, Lalloo, Ratilal, O'Malley, Lucy, Rigby, Janet, Tickle, Martin, Tomblin Murphy, Gail and Woods, Noel (2021). Planning the oral health workforce: time for innovation. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 49 (1), 17-22. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12604

Planning the oral health workforce: time for innovation

2021

Journal Article

Carious lesions in permanent dentitions are reduced in remote Indigenous Australian children taking part in a non-randomised preventive trial

Lalloo, Ratilal, Tadakamadla, Santosh K., Kroon, Jeroen, Jamieson, Lisa M., Ware, Robert S. and Johnson, Newell W. (2021). Carious lesions in permanent dentitions are reduced in remote Indigenous Australian children taking part in a non-randomised preventive trial. PLoS One, 16 (1) e0244927, e0244927. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244927

Carious lesions in permanent dentitions are reduced in remote Indigenous Australian children taking part in a non-randomised preventive trial

2020

Journal Article

Workforce Planning Models for Oral Health Care: A Scoping Review

O’Malley, L., Macey, R., Allen, T., Brocklehurst, P., Thomson, F., Rigby, J., Lalloo, R., Tomblin Murphy, G., Birch, S. and Tickle, M. (2020). Workforce Planning Models for Oral Health Care: A Scoping Review. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 7 (1) 238008442097958, 238008442097958-24. doi: 10.1177/2380084420979585

Workforce Planning Models for Oral Health Care: A Scoping Review

2020

Journal Article

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Wang, Haidong, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Advani, Shailesh M, Afshin, Ashkan, Aghaali, Mohammad, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Tahiya, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour ... Murray, Christopher J L (2020). Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1160-1203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30977-6

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2020

Journal Article

Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Murray, Christopher J L, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Zheng, Peng, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adabi, Maryam, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M, Agarwal, Gina, Aghamir, Seyed Mohammad Kazem, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Lim, Stephen S (2020). Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1223-1249. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2

Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2020

Journal Article

Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abedi, Aidin, Abedi, Parisa, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M., Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N., Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adamu, Abdu A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159.

Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2020

Journal Article

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Vos, Theo, Lim, Stephen S, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adabi, Maryam, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adelson, Jaimie D, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adham, Davoud, Afshari, Mahdi ... Murray, Christopher J L (2020). Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1204-1222. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2020

Journal Article

Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Murray, Christopher J L, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abedi, Parisa, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adabi, Maryam, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adelson, Jaimie D, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agarwal, Gina, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Lim, Stephen S (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31404-5

Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2020

Journal Article

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Wang, Haidong, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Advani, Shailesh M., Afshin, Ashkan, Aghaali, Mohammad, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Tahiya, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1160-1203.

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2020

Journal Article

Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

GBD 2019 Universal Health Coverage Collaborators, Lalloo, Ratilal, Hasan, Md. Mehedi and Anderlini, Deanna (2020). Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1250-1284. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30750-9

Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2020

Journal Article

Tooth loss, denture wearing and implants: Findings from the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017–18

Peres, Marco A. and Lalloo, Ratilal (2020). Tooth loss, denture wearing and implants: Findings from the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017–18. Australian Dental Journal, 65 (S1), S23-S31. doi: 10.1111/adj.12761

Tooth loss, denture wearing and implants: Findings from the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017–18

Funding

Current funding

  • 2021 - 2025
    Contemporary evidence for water fluoridation program - a before-and-after population-based study
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Contemporary evidence for water fluoridation program - a before-and-after population-based study (NHMRC Ideas Grant led by University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a single annual professional intervention for the prevention of childhood dental caries (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Does early access to public oral health services from 6 months of age prevent caries experience in children?

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nicole Stormon

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Oral Health Workforce

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Pauline Ford

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Impact of Water Fluoridation as A Marker for Social Inequalities, possible Perceived Safety, Benefit and risks With Relation to Parental Support in Queensland, Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Diep Ha, Professor Loc Do

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Population oral health interventions and water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Federica Barzi, Professor Loc Do

Completed supervision

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